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Subject files, 1999-2012

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The subject files series (1999-2012) contain documents and digital files pertaining to Congresswoman Shelley Berkley's activities as U.S. Representative. Topics include healthcare, veterans, the environment, LGBTQ rights, and trade issues. Also included in the series are speeches, talking points, and interviews.

Archival Collection

Shelley Berkley Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00599
Collection Name: Shelley Berkley Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Subject Files

Identifier

UA-00131

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Subject Files (approximately 1960-2000) contain subject files on a wide variety of campus clubs, organizations, events, and programs. Subjects include water and the environment, disabilities, discrimination, student groups, faculty and staff resources, and more.

Archival Collection

Lake Mead National Recreation Area maps, drawings, and brochures, 1947 to 1977

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Lake Mead National Recreation Area maps, drawings, and brochures series (1947-1977) includes topographic and rendered maps and brochures of Lake Mead and its vicinity. These maps and brochures typically depict local points of interest, geological survey information, and artists' depictions of the region's natural environment.

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
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Collection Number: MS-00955
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
Box/Folder: N/A

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Photograph of area around Boulder City, Nevada, 1964

Date

1964

Description

A view of environs around Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

Publications, 1807 to 1995

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Series

Scope and Contents

The publications series contains books, leaflets, and reports collected by Ardis Kearns on subjects relating to voting, science, the environment, the arts, the criminal justice system, youth, and recreation between 1807 and 1995. The materials are primarily dated between 1960 and 1986, but some research publications are from the 1920s. There are also two volumes of A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts from 1807 and 1808.

Archival Collection

Ardis Kearns Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00348
Collection Name: Ardis Kearns Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

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Federico Zaragoza (College of Southern Nevada) oral history interview conducted by Magdalena Martinez and Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio: transcript

Date

2022-10-21

Description

From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Education sector interviews file.

Text

Newspaper clipping, Vegas Valley Water District progressing, Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 17,1947

Date

1947-10-17

Archival Collection

Description

Newspaper clipping discussing petitions to create a water district in the Las Vegas valley and a map of the proposed district.

Text

Transcript of interview with Victor Givens by LeGary Stowers, March 15, 1981

Date

1981-03-15

Description

On March 15, 1981, LeGary Stowers interviewed Victor Givens (born 1958 in Las Vegas, Nevada) about his profession in the gaming industry, specifically as a table games dealer. Givens first talks about his family background and then talks about his educational, occupational, and residential histories. He then talks about the various qualities required of individuals who work in the casino industry, his beliefs regarding religion and gambling, and some of the motivations and goals that are present for those within the field of gaming.

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Committee materials, 1990-2008

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Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain committee and subcommittee agendas, minutes, plans, proposals, reports, and recommendations from 1990 to 2008 from organizations such as the Clark County Environmental Advisory Committee, Las Vegas 2000, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Southern Nevada Strategic Planning Authority, and the Sierra Club. The materials document efforts to preserve Nevada's wildlife and natural environment, protect water and air quality, and safely develop areas around Las Vegas, Nevada for human use.

Archival Collection

Jeff Van Ee Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00470
Collection Name: Jeff Van Ee Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

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